Kingswood Borough

Kingswood was, from 1974 to 1996, a non-metropolitan district of the county of Avon, England.

Kingswood
Area
• 1974	11,831 acres (47.88 km2)[1]
Population
• 1973[2]	78,210
• 1992[3]	91,200
History
• Created	1 April 1974
• Abolished	31 March 1996
• Succeeded by	South Gloucestershire
Status	Borough
Government
• HQ	Kingswood
• Motto	Vigilando Custodimus (We are the watchful custodians)

Kingswood Museum

The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974 as part of a reform of local authorities throughout England and Wales. Under the reorganisation, the area surrounding the cities of Bath and Bristol was formed into a new county of "Avon", named after the river that ran through the area. The county was divided into six districts, one of which was formed from the areas of Kingswood and Mangotsfield urban districts with Warmley Rural District from the administrative county of Gloucestershire. On 20 May 1987 the district was granted borough status.^{[4] [5]}

Following a review by the Local Government Commission for England, both the county of Avon and Borough of Kingswood were abolished on 1 April 1996. Kingswood was merged with the neighbouring Northavon district to form the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire.^[6]

See also

• Kingswood Borough Council elections

References

1. Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-11-750847-7.
2. Registrar General's annual estimated figure mid 1973
3. OPCS Key Population and Vital Statistics 1992
4. "Bulletin of Changes of Local Authority Status, Names and Areas 1st April 1988–31st March 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
5. "Royal Warrant Granting Borough Status". Discovery. National Archives (UK).
6. "The Avon (Structural Change) Order 1995". Office of Public Sector Information. 1995. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.

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